Note: Click here for an updated list of the toy recalls so far this year.Fisher Price and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today announced the recall of almost one million (967,000) toys due to possible lead contamination.The recalled Fisher Price toys, including Sesame Street, Dora the Explorer and other licensed characters, were … [Read more...]
FDA Employees Rate Food Safety Inspection From Low to OK
According to a blog post today from Accidental Hedonist, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) employees were asked at a July 17 hearing of the House energy and commerce oversight subcommittee to rate the quality of the FDA's food-safety inspections on a scale of one to ten.Ratings ranged from a lousy two to an substandard five. All but one of the … [Read more...]
Top Five Hidden Home Hazards
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has released their list of the top five hidden home hazards, and not surprisingly magnets top the list.Top 5 Hidden Hazards in The Home#1 - Magnets1 death and 86 injuries8 million magnetic toys have been recalledhttps://www.usrecallnews.com/2007/07/8-year-old-swallows-magnets-requires.htmlMagnets stick … [Read more...]
Attention Sushi Eaters – Beware Ginger from China!
Today the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) warned consumers not to eat fresh ginger imported from China after they found aldicarb sulfoxide in some batches of imported Chinese ginger.Aldicarb sulfoxide is a pesticide that is not approved for use on ginger due to its toxicity to humans, including carcinogenicity, reproductive and … [Read more...]
Two Ventricular Assist Recalls by Thoratec
A ventricular assist device is a mechanical pump that helps a person's heart that is too weak to pump blood through the body.The Thoratec Corporation of Pleasanton, California has announced Class 1 Recalls of two medical devices today in cooperation with the FDA:Recall I:Thoratec Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist System (PVAD)This P-VAD was recalled … [Read more...]
Testosterone for Women to Treat Low Sex Drives?
EDITORIALAccording to the Vivus website, doctors may soon be prescribing the male sex hormone testosterone to women with low sex drives.US Recall News is more concerned with informing the public of recalled products than it is about informing the public of products that aren't even on the market yet. But we cam across this company while researching … [Read more...]
San Diego Woman Botulism Case Connection With Castleberry Food Recall
Today the California Department of Public Health announced that a 51-year-old woman from San Diego has a confirmed case of botulism. The woman claims to have eaten a can of Kroger Chile with Beans prior to getting sick.Kroger Chile with Beans was on the list of canned food recalls from Castleberry Food and the CDPH is now investigating a possible … [Read more...]
Good News for Once – NO Salmonella in True Leaf Spring Mix
True Leaf Farms, LLC announced yesterday that one of seven samples of spring mix and arugula that was thought to have tested 'positive' for Salmonella contamination is now believed to have been tainted through a laboratory error. The laboratory used by its customer for internal 'hold and tests' of its finished product orally informed the company of … [Read more...]
Consumer Group Endorses Study Showing How Diet Drinks Can Trigger Heart Attacks, Stroke and Diabetes
US Recall News Disclosure Statement:This is a press release from the Aspartame Consumer Safety Network.Authors of a major study published this week in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, found that one or more sodas per day increases risk of new-onset metabolic syndrome (a cluster of factors that boosts the chance of having a … [Read more...]
FDA Allows Zelnorm Sales to Women Who Fit Certain Guidelines
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it is permitting the restricted use of Zelnorm under what is known as an investigational New Drug (IND) Protocol to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) and chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) in women younger than 55 who meet specific guidelines.In some instances, … [Read more...]
Brave Products Log Splitter Recall
If you own a log splitter by Brave Products Inc., of Streator, Illinois with the serious numbers below you are advised to stop using the log splitter immediately!After 59 more reports of leaking cylinders and/or rod retention failure - one involving a hand amputation possibly caused by the defective log splitter - Brave Products in cooperation with … [Read more...]
Major Recall of Canned Products for Botulism
Castleberry's Food Company, owned by Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, is voluntarily expanding its July 19 recall of canned meat products that may contain Clostridium botulinum, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. (Note: the image is only one example. See below for the full list of other recalled … [Read more...]
Recall Classes Defined: Class One, Class Two and Class Three Recalls
US Recall News has just posted an information page to help consumers understand the difference between a class one, two or three recall from government agencies like the FDA and USDA.- Read About Recall Classification Guidelines Here - … [Read more...]
How to Report a Dangerous Product
US Recall News has just created a new information page for consumers to help them contact the appropriate government agency in order to report a product defect, injury, side effect, death or other adverse events.- Read about how to report to the FDA, CPSC, USDA, EPA, NHTSA, and Cost Guard Here - … [Read more...]
Recalled Black and Decker Electric Trimmers: Laceration from Projectiles
Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., of Towson, Md. has recalled about 202,000 electric trimmers / edgers due to a potential for laceration from projectiles. The trimmer's spool, spool cap and pieces of trimmer string can come loose during use and become airborne projectiles, posing a laceration hazard to the user and anyone nearby. The trimmer can also … [Read more...]
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